Referring to the Mexico Wall, he told CNN: ‘I don’t think we ought to fall on our sword about the difference between a wall and fence. Maybe this will be cheaper because it’s mainly fence, but it’s a good fence. I wouldn’t have any problem with that myself.’

President-elect Trump, with his family in New York (Picture: Ricky Carioti /The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The president-elect is said to have spent very little time plannign for presidency during his campaign, a source told Reuters it was markedly different to former nominee Mitt Romney’s approach.

They said: ‘I was on Romney’s transition team, and it was a well-oiled machine months before the election. Now there’s a scramble.’